High Resolution X-ray Spectroscopic Constraints on Cooling-Flow Models

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dc.creatorPeterson, John R.
dc.creatorKahn, Steven M.
dc.creatorPaerels, Frits B. S.
dc.creatorKaastra, Jelle S.
dc.creatorTamura, Takayuki
dc.creatorBleeker, Johan A. M.
dc.creatorFerrigno, Carlo
dc.creatorJernigan, J. Garrett
dc.date2003-09-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:09:53Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:09:53Z
dc.descriptionWe present XMM-Newton Reflection Grating Spectrometer observations of X-ray clusters and groups of galaxies. We demonstrate the failure of the standard cooling-flow model to describe the soft X-ray spectrum of clusters of galaxies. We also emphasize several new developments in the study of the soft X-ray spectrum of cooling flows. Although there is some uncertainty in the expected mass deposition rate for any individual cluster, we show that high resolution RGS spectra robustly demonstrate that the expected line emission from the isobaric cooling-flow model is absent below 1/3 of the background temperature rather than below a fixed temperature in all clusters. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the best-resolved cluster spectra are inconsistent with the predicted shape of the differential luminosity distribution and the measured distribution is tilted to higher temperatures. These observations create several fine-tuning challenges for current theoretical explanations for the soft X-ray cooling-flow problem. Comparisons between these observations and other X-ray measurements are discussed.
dc.description6 pages, 8 figures; Contribution for "The Riddle of Cooling Flows in Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies", eds. Reiprich, T. H., Kempner, J. C., & Soker, N., Charlottesville, VA, USA, May 31-June 4, 2003, proceedings at http://www.astro.virginia.edu/coolflow
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310008
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310008
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/6603
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleHigh Resolution X-ray Spectroscopic Constraints on Cooling-Flow Models
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